fox river paper posted 21 November 2006
Rick Valicenti approached me in August to do a mini portfolio of my work on Fox River Paper. I readily agreed and this 36-page + cover booklet on Fox River Sundance was born. Rick curated and designed with Gina Vieceli-Garza at Thirst. I just tried not to get in the way too much.
It includes a number of old familiars, some things that would otherwise not see the light of day (like the sketch above) and a few custom pieces I made for the project, like this lace, below.
Yummy paper, rich double-blacks, flourescent inks (below, rick gets Thirsty) ... These are “arty” shots I took of the piece, as I don’t want to spoil it for the 15,000 or so of you who will get one in your studio.
Don’t forget to feel the emboss on this sugary piece, “Indestructible,” which I also made for the project.
If you’re a designer and paper reps visit you, you maybe got one of these from a paper rep, or picked it up at a Fox River Paper table at some event.
He may just have been flattering me, but Stefan Sagmeister told me this is the only paper sample he’s ever kept.
The booklet includes some nice reproductions of pieces that I’m happy to have, as I’ve sold the originals, and I kinda miss them.
It also includes one of the pieces I wrote for Speak Up, and a fairly lengthy interview with me by Rick. Yeah, I know, it’s just massive ego overload.
And there’s this, my favourite favourite page in the whole book: black foil on black: last year’s Hallowe’en piece.
Below, a new take on an old piece—thanks, Rick, for pushing me to include it.
And for those who have been nagging me for a copy of my “Influences” piece, here it is.
And oh, so much more. Thanks to Thirst and a special thanks to Kathy Kemps and Fox River Paper for the opportunity.
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